document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170206>Question 170206</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please explain how to answer the following 2 problems? Any assistance is greatly appreciated!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The population of a country doubled in 100 years. What was the exponential growth rate?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln square root of x-2=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln square root of x-2=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(sqrt(x-2)) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let both sides be the exponent of e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt(x-2) = e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2 = e^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = e^2 + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=~ 9.389<BR>\n" );
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